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Introduced by Robert Robinson and John Timpson
Including at 6.50 and 7.50 Travel news. What's on, and (6.50 only) Keep Fit: Weather and programme news at 4.55 and 7.55. At 7.0 and 8.0 News and more of Today with Sports-desk at 7.25 and 8.25; Todays Papers at 7.35* and 8.35*; and Thought for the Day 7.45-7.50

Contributors

Introduced By:
Robert Robinson
Introduced By:
John Timpson

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from 9.20 Care of Pets
Do we care enough - or too much? What's the best care for your choice of pett Should dogs and cats be neutered for our convenienceT Is it fair to keep ' exotic ' pets at allt
Put your questions to the panel: William Jordan. Deputy Chief vet at the RSPCA, and one-time vet to the Shah of Persia; and Diana Cooper , actress and pet-lover extraordinary.
Judith Chalmers is in the chair
Produced by the Woman's Hour Unit
Cull [number removed]from 8.0 am
Doing the donkey work: page 4

Contributors

Unknown:
William Jordan.
Unknown:
Diana Cooper
Unknown:
Judith Chalmers

by John Galsworthy
Read by Marvin Kane

You felt that he was a philosopher, yet he never bored you with his views... one presumed him rich, for one was never conscious of money in his presence... But one could never say with certainty whether he was moth or candle...

(John Galsworthy is featured in Candidates for Greatness: Wednesday, 11.5 am)

Contributors

Author:
John Galsworthy
Reader:
Marvin Kane

Presenter Nancy Wise Home and Family
11 Plus: the Secretary of State for Education considers the 11 Plus exam unfair and unsound. Does this mean the end of grammar schools? A report by HUGH PURCELL
Write to You and Yours, BBC, Broadcasting House, London WIA 1AA

A radio happening with Jimmy Edwards , Arthur Askey Cyril Fletcher , Bob Monkhouse In the chair McDonald Hobley Special guest Roy Castle
From an idea by JIMMY EDWARDS
Producer edward tayBorR
(Repeated: Thursday, 6.15 pm)
12.5&
Weather, programme news

Contributors

Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards
Unknown:
Arthur Askey
Unknown:
Cyril Fletcher
Unknown:
Bob Monkhouse
Unknown:
Jimmy Edwards

from 2.0 Presenter Sue MacGregor
Trendsetters in Home Furnishing: SUE MACGREGOR meets some of the people who have given a new look to many homes, and whose wares can be seen in the colour supplements and mail order catalogues.
2.0-2.2 News
Going, Going, Gone!: looking for bargains at an auction sale. The Person My Childhood Made Me-1: Peggy Makins , until recently Evelyn Home' of Woman, talks about some lessons that lasted.
Having a Baby in 1974: BARBARA MYERS looks at the sixth and seventh month of pregnancy.
MARY wiMBiisH reads
Shroud for a Nightingale (7)

Contributors

Unknown:
Peggy Makins

A musical quiz devised by EDWARD J. MASON and TONY SHRYANE
John Amis and Frank Muir challenge
Ian Wallace and Denis Norden In the chair Steve Race Questions compiled by STEVE RACE
(Repeated: Thursday, 12.27 pm)

Contributors

Unknown:
Edward J. Mason
Unknown:
Tony Shryane
Unknown:
John Amis
Unknown:
Frank Muir
Unknown:
Ian Wallace
Unknown:
Denis Norden

(Repeated: Wed, 1.30 pm)

Contributors

Written By:
Brian Hayles
Dan Archer:
Edgar Harrison
Peggy Archer:
June Spencer
Jennifer Macy:
Angela Piper
Lilian Bellamy:
Elizabeth Marlow
Ralph Bellamy:
Jack Holloway
Tony Archer:
Colin Skipp
Jill Archer:
Patricia Greene
Laura Archer:
Gwenda Wilson
Tom Forrest:
Bob Arnold
Woolley:
Philip Garston-Jones
Walter Gabriel:
Chris Gittins
Sid Perks:
Alan Devereux
Polly Perks:
Hilary Newcombe
Nora McAuley:
Julia Mark
Gordon Armstrong:
Gordon Gardner
Trina Muir:
Judith Carey
Richard Adamson:
Richard Carrington
George Barford:
Graham Roberts

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A Fair Day's Wage
What are the facts today about wages and salaries? Does wage bargaining help lower paid workers?
George Scott relates some answers to these questions to economic and social policy and calls evidence from trades unionists, industrialists, economists, social scientists and other experts.
At 8.30* you can ring GEORGE SCOTT in the studio and give your views about earnings. Producer ANTHONY MONCRIEFF
' That's the way the money goes ...': page 10
To promote a maximum flow of questions, [number removed](16 lines) will take them from 6.0 pm until the end of the programme

Contributors

Unknown:
George Scott
Unknown:
George Scott
Producer:
Anthony Moncrieff

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